15 Facts About Newton Massachusetts

Newton Massachusetts resembles a patchwork of thirteen villages, without a city center.

Newton Massachusetts was settled in 1630 as part of "the newe towne", which was renamed Cambridge in 1638.

Snuff, chocolate, glue, paper and other products were produced in these small mills but, according to Muir, the water power available in Newton Massachusetts was not sufficient to turn Newton Massachusetts into a manufacturing city, although it was, beginning in 1902, the home of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company, the maker of the Stanley Steamer.

Newton Massachusetts, according to Muir, became one of America's earliest commuter suburbs.

Newton Massachusetts Turnpike goes through the more urbanized northern section of the city before heading into Boston.

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Additional major highways in Newton Massachusetts include Route 9, serving the southern parts of the city, and Hammond Pond Parkway, which is the main north–south route through Chestnut Hill and provides access to Brookline and West Roxbury.

Seven principal elevations mark its surface, like the seven hills of ancient Rome, with the difference that the seven hills of Newton Massachusetts are much more distinct than the seven hills of Rome: Nonantum Hill, Waban Hill, Chestnut Hill, Bald Pate, Oak Hill, Institution Hill and Mount Ida.

Rather than having a single city center, Newton Massachusetts is a patchwork of thirteen villages, many boasting small downtown areas of their own.

Until July 2015, Newton Massachusetts was home to the global headquarters of TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site, reaching nearly 280 million unique monthly visitors.

Mismanagement of Middlesex County's public hospital in the mid-1990s left the county on the brink of insolvency, and in 1997 the Newton Massachusetts legislature stepped in by assuming all assets and obligations of the county.

The Newton Massachusetts Patch covers daily local news out of Newton Massachusetts and offers a platform for locals to post opinion, events, news tips and blogs on the community online platform as well.

Residents of Newton Massachusetts have access to a state-of-the-art television studio and community media center, NewTV, located at 23 Needham Street in Newton Massachusetts Highlands.

Newton Massachusetts is home to NECN, a regional news network owned by NBC.

Newton Massachusetts is well-served by three modes of mass transit run by the MBTA: light rail, commuter rail, and bus service.

The MBTA Worcester commuter rail, serving the northern villages of Newton Massachusetts that are proximate to Waltham, offers less frequent service to Boston.